The connection between education and a healthy economy is critical.

But all over Ohio - all over America - men and women are going back to work with the pride of building something stamped 'Made in America.'

Quite frankly, Barack Obama knows what it's like to pay a mortgage and student loans. He knows what it's like to watch a beloved family member in a medical crisis and worry that treatment is out of reach. Barack Obama knows our struggles. And, my friends, he shares our values.

The connection between education and a healthy economy is critical.

Before Barack Obama took office, it looked like that pride could have vanished forever, but today, from the staggering depths of the Great Recession, the nation has had 29 straight months of job growth. Workers across my state and across the country are getting back the dignity of a good job and a good salary.

Barack Obama is betting on the American worker.

Barack Obama is an economic patriot.